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I think I have you beat. I am 29 years old and own a
2000 V-Max.
My father owns a 1995 Max that he bought new. I have 4
other motorcycles all of which are very fast. None of them like the Max
though. When my father took me for my first ride on his, that was when I
discovered what real motorcycle power is. I have a 1982 Suzuki GS1100GL, a
1981 Suzuki GS1000L, a 1983 Suzuki GS1100ES (with the 16 valve engine), a 1988
Kawasaki Voyager.
Ever since that fateful day in 1995, I knew that my first new
motorcycle would be a V-Max. Well this year it happened, I went all out
and bought myself a brand new 0 mile V-Max. I always thought my 2 1100
suzuki's were fast (and they are) but nothing compares to this Max. I love
it and like all my other bikes and cars (another story) I will keep it
forever.
Rob Hatfield
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 10:43
AM
Subject: Average Age (non-tech)
I guess this makes me one of the pups of the
group. At 33 (bought when I was 31) I can never see me getting rid of
this bike. Even after some 'person' took me out summer before last and
caused 6K in damage, I still wanted to get that beast back on the road.
My first look at the Max was my senior year in H.S. here in Dallas. A
friend 'came across' a 85 and took me for a ride...and a wild ride it was,
wheelie in 2nd in front of the school etc. I knew then and there that my
LTD 550 would no longer do. The Seca 750 was cool, but it still wasn't a
Max. My older brother went thru one of those mid life crisises and
bought one, put 1200 miles on it and sold it to my other brother, he rode it a
while and bought an R1, then I traded my 67 SS Nova for the Max and couldn't
have been happier, best move I ever made, still miss my deuce and the looks it
got, but I could never get the wind in my face feeling riding in a
'cage'. Then two years later the original brother bought another Max put
about 1600 miles on it and sold it to the 4th brother in N.C. Two maxes
and 4 brothers, can you say 'keep it in the family'? When I get to that
40+ time of my life, my max will be even better than it is today, and be a
classic just like my old Nova. Enough rambling.
Ride on...
Troy #1336
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